crab

crabcrab /kræb/ ●●○ noun1[countable]HB a sea animal with a hard shell, five legs on each side, and two large claws → crustacean2DF[uncountable] the flesh of this animal that you can cook and eatcrab meatdressed crab (=prepared for eating)3 →crabs4[singular]ANNOY American English informal someone who becomes annoyed easily about unimportant things